Sitting On the Grass!
A relatively new privilege as grass is usually for looking at and not sitting on! Shanghai authorities are planning the construction of many more green spaces around the city and are researching new more resilient types of grasses that can withstand the huge amount of human traffic to which it will be subjected.
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more] Blog: #5 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Suzy Wong in Shanghai "Town"
Date: March 20th 2006
My teaching schedule means that I finish at 11.30am on Fridays and don't recommence until 7.50am on the following Tuesday. So it's time to spread the wings and head to Shanghai "town"! Shanghai is an uneventful (except for the often chaotic traffic!) 3.5hr bus ride from Taizhou. Life has been made easier for me this visit as my old school pal Judy Ashcroft and her husband Brian are in town. Th ... read more
Date: March 20th 2006
My teaching schedule means that I finish at 11.30am on Fridays and don't recommence until 7.50am on the following Tuesday. So it's time to spread the wings and head to Shanghai "town"! Shanghai is an uneventful (except for the often chaotic traffic!) 3.5hr bus ride from Taizhou. Life has been made easier for me this visit as my old school pal Judy Ashcroft and her husband Brian are in town. Th ... read more
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At the end of 2004, after seven years of "semi-retirement" from full time teaching I was ready to "reinvent" myself. The question - what to do?
I have taught in various fields at Secondary Schools and at TAFE colleges over a period of around 25 years full-time and seven years part-time, and also created and managed a small merchandising business during my "semi-retirement". In addition, I am an avid traveller who has backpacked to various parts of the world over a period of about 30 years. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) seemed a natural choice. Decision made.
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